Breaking it to the vet that I didn't follow her instructions!

[Islandmomma]

Glen was started on 2u Lantus BID almost 2 weeks ago. At the time, they told me to get a meter, which I brought with him to the vet the day he started, but was told it didn't match the AT2 that they use so I wouldn't be able to do curves at home!
My vet wants Glen back in a couple of weeks for a curve but I won't do it. I think I am capable of doing at home and he will be less stressed.

I think she will be less than pleased that I didn't follow her instructions of giving the 2u BID. She wrote on the instructions to not alter the dose without consulting. I didn't do that

Glen has had times where I have had to hold his shot or decrease and a couple scary times (for me) where he dropped low (on less than the 2u as instructed). I think he would have been in some real trouble if I had just blindly given the 2u BID consistently.

So, any tips for how to break it to her what I've done?!

I like her as a vet and the location to my house is literally 4 blocks away, but I'm a bit miffed about her advice on this.

 

[Callie & Patches]

Copy a spreadsheet for her to see. My vet just loved it and wanted to have one for all her diabetic pets. I email her a copy every week or two. When she saw that I was adjusting her dose to prevent hypos, she was impressed,

 

[Critter Mom]

At the time, they told me to get a meter, which I brought with him to the vet the day he started, but was told it didn't match the AT2 that they use so I wouldn't be able to do curves at home!

Horse feathers!

The file attached below is a journal article (co-authored by vet and renowned feline diabetes specialist, Dr. Jacquie Rand) which indicates that human glucometers are acceptable for home BG monitoring of feline diabetics (includes information on the appropriate cat reference range to use with a human meter).

Your spreadsheet data proves that the 2IU dose very quickly became too high.


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[Lisa and Witn (GA)]

I had a vet like that. She insisted that I should not hometest, even though she knew that I had previous experience caring for diabetic cats. I told I would test and would be glad to share the data with her. So every week I would send her Witn and Spot's data. We decided to agree to disagree about the care my cats received with me having the final say so about what should be done.

I need to add that she was a new vet with the clinic and it was owner of the clinic that taught me how to test with my first diabetic cat, Rascal.

 

[Shenandoah]

First off, you're already one step ahead of most people in that your vet told you to get a meter! Congrats. You'd be surprised how many vets tell us NOT to test at home, which makes no sense at all.

Hopefully when you show your vet the article Mogs linked along with your spreadsheet, she'll come around to seeing it your way! Data is a great way to support your position.

Be sure to let us know how it goes.

 

[Critter Mom]

Data is a great way to support your position.

This.

Can't have much of a debate with solid evidence!


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[Olive & Paula]

Print out of ss should support you. It might give the vet something to think about.